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Media Center hits the mainstream

Published August 29, 2005 by Ed Bott

Market research firm Current Analysis says sales of Media Center PCs have skyrocketed since July 9:

For the week ending August 20, 2005, Media Center PCs accounted for 43% of all desktop personal computers sold in the U.S. retail market, based on data from a sampling of U.S. retailers.

Accounting for this phenomenon was a decline in pricing for Media Center systems, with the average price dropping below $900 for the first time ever. In addition to the more affordable price points, Microsoft has lead [sic] the charge to promote Media Center PCs at select retailers in an attempt to generate a higher level of interest for the platform.

More than 70% of the PCs sold had no TV tuner, which suggests that Media Center features are being incorporated into Windows as a basic feature.

(via Mavromatic)



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  1. Tripp Parks's WebLog says:

    Media Center hits the mainstream

    Being an intense Windows
    Media Center
     user I’m glad to see this.

    http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000973.html…

    Posted August 29, 2005 @ 10:37 pm
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